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Libertarian Countries 2024

  • As Libertarianism generally values personal liberty and minimal government, the CATO Institute's Human Freedom Index is frequently used as a measure of a country's libertarianism.
  • The Human Freedom Index compiles dozens of distinct indicators (86 in 2023) into two sub-indexes: Personal Freedom and Economic Freedom, then combines the two into one unified Human Freedom score.
  • The Human Freedom Index processes data on a two-year cycle. For example, the 2023 HFI included data from 2021, while the 2024 HFI includes data from 2022.

165 countries

Country
Human Freedom 2023
Personal Freedom 2023
Economic Freedom
Human Freedom 2022
Personal Freedom 2022
Economic Freedom 2022
Switzerland9.019.398.478.949.358.37
New Zealand8.889.28.438.759.098.27
Denmark8.839.358.18.729.178.09
Ireland8.799.278.118.79.37.86
Sweden8.759.437.818.669.457.56
Estonia8.759.327.958.739.287.95
Iceland8.739.317.938.649.297.73
Luxembourg8.719.297.918.539.237.54
Finland8.79.337.818.629.337.64
Norway8.589.237.678.519.177.58
Netherlands8.579.147.768.559.127.75
Taiwan8.568.987.978.448.987.68
Canada8.558.967.988.478.957.81
Australia8.528.868.058.518.858.04
Latvia8.458.987.718.428.897.77
Japan8.48.837.798.398.87.82
United States8.398.578.148.238.427.97
United Kingdom8.398.668.018.38.727.71
Lithuania8.398.717.958.348.717.82
Czech Republic8.388.787.818.338.757.75
Germany8.378.827.738.338.817.65
Belgium8.338.977.438.278.927.37
Portugal8.278.797.548.28.757.43
Austria8.248.647.698.268.767.56
Malta8.28.537.738.28.547.72
Chile8.168.527.668.068.417.56
Cyprus8.158.567.578.138.597.49
South Korea8.128.587.478.118.67.42
Slovakia8.048.447.497.948.387.33
Costa Rica8.048.257.767.988.247.62
Spain8.038.387.528.088.47.63
Cape Verde88.457.388.128.497.6
Armenia7.998.297.588.148.357.84
Croatia7.968.477.257.868.357.16
Uruguay7.968.67.067.978.637.06
Italy7.958.457.258.028.467.4
Romania7.98.057.77.8987.74
Slovenia7.98.387.237.888.517
France7.868.187.47.88.147.33
Seychelles7.858.377.127.78.187.01
Bahamas7.828.736.558.148.947.02
Georgia7.87.877.717.717.677.78
Montenegro7.87.957.597.457.447.46
Singapore7.757.178.567.77.158.48
Barbados7.728.276.947.698.177.01
Hong Kong7.77.18.558.017.68.59
Poland7.698.097.127.668.186.93
Bulgaria7.687.847.467.817.97.69
Albania7.677.727.67.677.697.64
Moldova7.668.017.187.467.757.05
North Macedonia7.648.067.067.678.037.16
Mauritius7.617.467.827.637.457.88
Panama7.577.627.517.527.587.45
Peru7.567.67.527.517.527.5
Dominican Republic7.567.747.37.617.797.36
Jamaica7.567.627.467.537.647.38
Greece7.497.896.947.57.996.81
Trinidad and Tobago7.458.046.637.537.97.01
Israel7.437.327.577.367.367.35
Mongolia7.437.717.047.627.857.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina7.337.816.667.357.86.72
Namibia7.318.136.167.498.146.57
Botswana7.317.646.847.447.57.35
Timor Leste7.268.295.827.278.215.94
Hungary7.247.157.367.217.197.24
Ghana7.197.756.417.267.816.49
Fiji7.167.766.327.287.816.53
Serbia7.147.356.857.167.416.82
Guatemala7.096.797.57.086.717.59
Suriname7.078.175.527.28.25.81
Paraguay7.067.097.027.037.076.96
Ecuador7.037.436.467.127.576.51
Brazil6.927.166.586.867.246.33
South Africa6.927.196.536.937.26.55
Papua New Guinea6.887.486.056.987.556.17
Benin6.867.176.416.957.276.51
Argentina6.858.344.776.998.514.87
El Salvador6.856.677.116.656.317.12
Malawi6.837.525.876.897.555.98
Bolivia6.837.366.086.66.926.15
Belize6.827.475.917.027.596.23
Guyana6.747.675.436.97.675.82
Ukraine6.727.126.176.687.096.11
Honduras6.726.556.976.676.47.04
Nepal6.717.016.36.776.936.54
Senegal6.717.076.26.77.166.05
Bhutan6.696.746.626.716.866.49
Thailand6.676.397.076.496.286.78
Malaysia6.666.287.196.786.377.35
Kyrgyzstan6.646.486.886.76.516.97
Gambia6.646.37.116.616.177.23
Indonesia6.626.396.936.746.497.09
Kenya6.576.386.826.586.316.96
Burkina Faso6.576.886.146.636.986.15
Mexico6.556.227.026.66.237.12
Colombia6.546.56.66.656.726.55
Mozambique6.516.866.036.626.876.27
Sierra Leone6.516.945.916.536.925.98
Guinea Bissau6.517.215.536.547.185.64
Gabon6.57.285.416.627.275.72
Lesotho6.496.875.956.87.016.52
Ivory Coast6.486.796.046.476.796.01
Philippines6.466.077.016.526.117.09
Kazakhstan6.45.887.136.465.827.35
Liberia6.396.795.826.626.76.51
Haiti6.376.536.156.786.936.57
Madagascar6.366.685.926.476.746.1
Jordan6.325.637.36.395.697.37
India6.296.066.626.366.72
Niger6.296.645.86.336.595.97
Kuwait6.255.986.636.255.926.73
Tunisia6.226.366.026.256.366.09
Zambia6.216.475.846.386.256.56
Togo6.26.176.246.256.296.19
Tanzania6.166.086.276.246.016.55
Sri Lanka6.136.136.136.336.056.72
Cambodia6.085.546.826.245.67.13
Nigeria5.965.456.675.935.386.7
Mali5.95.975.86.016.125.85
Rwanda5.895.276.775.935.246.9
Russia5.815.486.286.015.586.62
Angola5.766.035.385.976.025.91
Uganda5.755.116.646.135.387.18
Lebanon5.746.165.155.986.375.45
United Arab Emirates5.734.577.355.764.637.35
Azerbaijan5.655.415.995.75.356.21
Brunei5.654.617.125.624.297.21
Turkey5.635.146.325.715.156.48
Oman5.564.836.585.574.796.65
Bangladesh5.515.35.815.515.235.89
Vietnam5.514.976.265.645.086.42
Pakistan5.495.135.985.445.026.03
DR Congo5.485.595.335.395.415.36
Morocco5.484.86.425.554.846.55
Belarus5.484.946.235.785.036.83
Nicaragua5.484.736.525.965.336.84
Bahrain5.474.057.445.494.077.47
Comoros5.455.325.635.755.346.31
Tajikistan5.444.776.385.494.76.6
Republic of the Congo5.415.84.855.555.885.08
Qatar5.394.546.585.734.826.99
Laos5.344.76.245.444.696.5
Central African Republic5.345.585.015.475.515.4
Mauritania5.345.025.785.545.126.13
Djibouti5.324.995.795.515.026.21
Cameroon5.355.725.345.045.76
Guinea5.214.915.625.455.165.84
Ethiopia5.25.035.445.425.315.58
China5.154.426.185.224.476.27
Eswatini5.074.895.335.455.235.76
Chad4.994.775.315.24.965.55
Libya4.945.154.654.954.944.95
Zimbabwe4.865.613.815.255.794.48
Burundi4.854.465.44.824.225.67
Algeria4.824.824.825.135.135.12
Iraq4.734.195.494.774.255.51
Saudi Arabia4.533.026.644.562.986.78
Somalia4.493.655.664.673.716.03
Egypt4.243.365.474.283.325.61
Venezuela4.225.093.014.094.653.32
Iran4.033.674.534.263.764.96
Myanmar3.882.845.335.565.295.93
Sudan3.813.683.984.314.384.21
Yemen3.432.894.183.942.715.67
Syria2.962.293.93.32.344.63

Which countries are the most Libertarian?

Switzerland is the country that is the most libertarian, with a human freedom index of 9.01.

Which countries are the least Libertarian?

Syria is the country that is the least libertarian, with a human freedom index of 2.96.

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